Ghanieke Bangarਘਨਿਏਕੇ ਬਾਂਗਰ

Where is Ghanieke Bangar?

Ghanieke Bangar is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028805, and it covers 902 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,088 people in Ghanieke Bangar: 3,229 men and 2,859 women, living in 1,193 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 902 hectares, the population density works out to about 675 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 630, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,335 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.31 per cent and women at 71.02 per cent. The census recorded 2,011 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,789 main workers, the largest group, 882, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 690 cultivators on their own land and 128 agricultural labourers. A further 222 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghanieke Bangar's land. Of the village's 902 hectares, 801 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (222 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (560 hectares). About 101 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 707 cultivators and 167 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghanieke Bangar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nanak Chak, Kotli Thablan, Jangla and Langarwal.

What is the population of Ghanieke Bangar?

The population of Ghanieke Bangar was 6,088 at the 2011 census, living in 1,193 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Ghanieke Bangar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghanieke Bangar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.